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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about De Pere (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for De Pere. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for De Pere ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: DePere.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

De Pere is located in Brown County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.

Below are the counties that are near De Pere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to De Pere:

  • Brown County     (The home county of De Pere)
    • The following are listed by their distance from De Pere, with the one closest to De Pere listed first.
    • Ashwaubenon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Allouez
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
      • Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
    • Green Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Preble
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobart
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Hobart is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
    • Bellevue
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oneida
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Brown County
    • Duck Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duck Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
      • Duck Creek is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Duck Creek
      • From De Pere to Duck Creek
    • Glenmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenmore
      • From De Pere to Glenmore
    • Pine Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Howard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
    • Greenleaf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from De Pere, with the one closest to De Pere listed first.
    • Kaukauna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dundas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brillion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
      • Brillion is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
    • Saint John
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hilbert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
      • Hilbert is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Sherwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
    • Potter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Harrison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From De Pere to Brant
    • Stockbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Chilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Door County
    • The following are listed by their distance from De Pere, with the one closest to De Pere listed first.
    • Namur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Namur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
      • Namur is located in Door County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Namur
      • From De Pere to Namur
    • Rosiere
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosiere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
      • Rosiere is located in Door County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosiere
      • From De Pere to Rosiere
    • Brussels
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kewaunee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from De Pere, with the one closest to De Pere listed first.
    • Curran
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
      • Curran is located in Kewaunee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Curran
      • From De Pere to Curran
    • Pilsen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bolt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ellisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
      • Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellisville
      • From De Pere to Ellisville
    • Luxemburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
    • Stangelville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Krok
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krok. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
      • Krok is located in Kewaunee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Krok
      • From De Pere to Krok
    • Duvall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Casco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Euren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kewaunee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Gregorville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Manitowoc County
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from De Pere, with the one closest to De Pere listed first.
    • Chase
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Chase is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chase
      • From De Pere to Chase
    • Pensaukee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pensaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
      • Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pensaukee
      • From De Pere to Pensaukee
    • Stiles Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Oconto Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from De Pere, with the one closest to De Pere listed first.
    • Chicago Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Freedom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Seymour
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Apple Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Combined Locks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Chute
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimberly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Appleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nichols
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Greenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
    • Leeman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
      • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leeman
      • From De Pere to Leeman
    • Shiocton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiocton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from De Pere, with the one closest to De Pere listed first.
    • Rose Lawn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Lawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
      • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Lawn
      • From De Pere to Rose Lawn
    • Laney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
      • Laney is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laney
      • From De Pere to Laney
    • Briarton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briarton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
      • Briarton is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Briarton
      • From De Pere to Briarton
    • Frazer Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Zachow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Slab City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Shawano County
    • Bonduel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lunds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from De Pere, with the one closest to De Pere listed first.
    • Menasha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
      • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
    • Fox Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Neenah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Adella Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adella Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
      • Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to De Pere, see our County-by-County Page for De Pere.

Cemeteries Near De Pere ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of De Pere.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for De Pere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from De Pere, with the one closest to De Pere listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that De Pere had a population of 3,625 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, De Pere had a population of 25,014 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from De Pere, with the one closest to De Pere listed first.

  • Little Rapids
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
    • Little Rapids is located in Brown County
  • Kolb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kolb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb
    • Kolb is located in Brown County
  • Green Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Oneida is located in Brown County
  • Glenmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Glenmore is located in Brown County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glenmore
    • From De Pere to Glenmore
  • Duck Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duck Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
    • Duck Creek is located in Brown County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Duck Creek
    • From De Pere to Duck Creek
  • Pine Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cormier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cormier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormier
    • Cormier is located in Brown County
  • Sniderville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sniderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
    • Sniderville is located in Brown County
  • Wrightstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenleaf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Poland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bay Settlement
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Askeaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • New Franken
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franken
      • New Franken is located in Brown County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around De Pere. See our List of 1890's Communities around De Pere.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of De Pere ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around De Pere.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of De Pere. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of De Pere and those printed in the larger area surrounding De Pere.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of De Pere.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to De Pere:

The official website for De Pere: www.de-pere.org/

The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- De Pere) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in De Pere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4475, Longitude: -88.0605    
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about De Pere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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